Racecards
16:17 Ripon
Armstrong Memorial Handicap (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £14,000 added
- Winner: £7,216
- 2nd: £3,384
- 3rd: £1,693
- 4th: £846
- Form 010000-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
prominent far side, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, kept on in distant 4th
May Blossom
201- Form 110738-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey Tom Kiely-Marshall
held up near side, struggling 3f out, never involved
- Form 392-745
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Jason Hart
mid-division near side, hard ridden 3f out, soon behind, some late headway
- Form 783-110
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey D Nolan
rear of mid-division near side, ridden and outpaced 2f out, plugged on final furlong
- Form 704445-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
handy far side, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, behind over 1f out
- Form 1-71355
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 78
prominent far side, pushed along and weakened 2f out
- Form 230664-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Phil Dennis
led near side, ridden and challenged 2f out, soon headed, kept on in 3rd
- Form 554809-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey Brandon Wilkie
prominent near side, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
- Form 1049-65
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey Joanna Mason
handy near side, ridded to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly, on top close home when challenged
- Form 4554-47
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey Tommie Jakes
mid-division near side, pushed along over 2f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 4459-14
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Adrian Nicholls
- Jockey Mia Nicholls
led far side, pushed along and weakned 2f out
- Form 38-3652
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Grant Tuer
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
mid-division near side, ridden 2f out, headway to go 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well, could not go by winner
- Form 400356-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
held up near side, pushed along and made no impression 3f out
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Bay Breeze 25-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders near side, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f our, 14th of 17, 15 1/4l behind Dirtyoldtown (9-4) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
May Blossom 14-1 (9-13) Slowly away, lost several lengths at start, detached before halfway, ridden when made very modest headway from 2f out, never in contention, 8th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Strong Johnson (9-11) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Remarkable Force (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Took keen hold, led, hung right after about 1f, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Love De Vega (9-9) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Grant Wood (IRE) 10-3fav (9-9) Midfield, chased leaders when wide halfway, ridden when dropped towards rear inside 2f out, gradually weakened, 10th of 12, 7 1/4l behind How Impressive (9-9) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Fools Rush In (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind King's Code (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Rock Opera 9-2 (9-8) Went badly left and hampered rival start, chased leader 2f, chased leaders, ridden on inside over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Woodstock (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Danzan (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Close up, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Zip (9-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
American Star (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Raced alone on near side, always towards rear, badly outpaced from before 1f out, finished seven lengths detached, last of 9, 14 1/4l behind Strong Johnson (9-11) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Fortamour (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Sibyl Charm (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Ey Up It's Maggie 11-2 (9-2) Prominent until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Glory Fighter (8-7) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Thornaby Pearl 6-4fav (9-12) Off the pace towards rear, switched sharply right over 3f out, headway halfway, chased leaders out wide 2f out, carried head high and plugged on inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish, never going pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Maharajas Express (9-6) at Bath 5f hcp (5) hvy in Apr.
Illusionist (GER) 11-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, ran on, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 13, shd behind Glory Fighter (8-7) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Braveheart Boy (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Rearing in stalls, dwelt, held up in last pair, headway on inside under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Capital Guarantee (9-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.